Charles Mattocks is a celebrity chef focused on promoting nutritious, affordable meals. In addition, he is a diabetes awareness advocate. Mattocks is known as The Poor Chef. He has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, and Martha Stewart. After learning he had type 2 diabetes, Mattocks was inspired to help others with the disease. He created... read full bio
Dr. Brian Goldman is not only an emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, but also the host of the radio show White Coat, Black Art. Demystifying the world of medicine for listeners worldwide, Dr. Goldman gives insight into topics related to health care, such as burnout, racism, and new developments in the field. Dr. Goldmans goal is to... read full bio
Andrew Brandt is the Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law and Professor of Practice at Villanova Law School. He is also an advisor and asset for the Villanova Athletics Department, has served on the Professional Sports Counseling Panel, and serves on the Strategic Planning Committee for the Athletics Department. Previously, Brandt has... read full bio
Chris Schauble works as the co-anchor of KTLA 5 Morning News. Schauble is a notable news anchor, as he has earned awards including two Emmy awards and five Golden Mike Awards. In addition, Schauble was named in San Fernando Valleys Business Journal on their 40 Under 40 list. Before working in Los Angeles, Schauble covered national stories for KCNC-TV in... read full bio
Danielle Lucia Schaffer is the voice of the blog City Girl Gone Mom. Schaffer hopes to inspire, entertain, and educate any mothers or mothers to be that need a good laugh and some parenting tips. Schaffer is a mother of four from New York City that is currently living in San Diego. Not only does she love sharing her life... read full bio
Desmond Meade is a formerly homeless citizen who is the President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), and Chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy. He has graduated from Florida International University College of Law. He is well known for his work on felony disfranchisement issues and he has been the leader if the reorganization and incorporation of a... read full bio
Gabby Rivera is an author, storyteller, and activist. Rivera authored AMERICA, Marvel’s first queer, Latina superhero series. In addition, Rivera wrote the critically-acclaimed novel titled Juliet Takes a Breath. This book was given positive review by Roxane Gay, an American writer and social activist. Rivera authors short stories and titles for Boom! Studios. In addition to her career as a... read full bio
Crystal Wright is a conservative speaker, author, editor, writer, and media mogul. She is an author of the book entitled Con Job: How Democrats Gave Us Crime, Sanctuary Cities, Abortion Profiteering, and Racial Division. Crystal grew up in the state of Virginia, but she went on to attend Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where she graduated with a Bachelor of... read full bio
Bryan Seely is an international keynote speaker, world-famous hacker, Cybersecurity expert, author and former U.S. Marine. Seely became one of the most famous hackers in 2014 when he became the only person to ever wiretap the United States Secret Service and FBI. Shockingly he told the two agencies before he was caught, and instead of being sent to maximum security... read full bio
Sarah Lewis is an expert in cultural studies. From African American Studies to Art History, Lewis is a notable voice on topics of race, contemporary art, and culture. Lewis has authored best-selling book, The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery, which has been translated into various languages for consumption internationally. She is a keynote speaker... read full bio
Matthew Vines is an author, LGBTQ advocate, and identifies as a Christian. Vines is the founder and director of The Reformation Project, a non-profit ally and Christian organization working to reform church ideologies on sexual orientation and gender identity. This advocate has done extensive research on the Bible and same-sex relationships, working on the incorporation of LGBTQ groups into the... read full bio
David Fleischer is the Director of the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Leadership LAB. Fleischer focuses on the present issue of prejudice and how to reduce it. This LGBT rights advocate has been featured on speaking platforms like TED Talks. During his keynote speeches, Fleischer discusses canvassing, leadership principles that abolish prejudice, and more. Prior to his work with Leadership LAB,... read full bio
Soraya Chemaly is a writer and media critic. Her writing has garnered a variety of awards. She has been featured in publications including TIME, The Guardian, The Nation, Verge, and The New Statesman. Much of Chemaly’s work covers topics related to free speech, sexualized violence, technology, and inclusivity. Chemaly is a dedicated activist, a director of the Women’s Media Center... read full bio
Bassam Tariq is a TED Fellow, writer, and independent filmmaker. Tariq has produced a variety of independent films, which released at venues like the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW. His films include Ghosts of Sugar Land, which won the Short Film Jury Prize and Sundance, These Birds Walk, and Mughal Mowgli. Tariq’s films have been honorably mentioned in publications like... read full bio
Alana and Lex LeBlanc are identical twins who star in HGTV’s television series “Listed Sisters”. Lex is the founder of LAVA Home Design and her sister Alana is a partner of the company. LAVA Home Design is a company that helps their clients remodel their homes or look for a new one. Lex is a graduate of the New York... read full bio
Noa Santos is the CEO and co-founder of Homepolish, an interior design startup. He studied business and architecture at Stanford and went on to start his career at an interior design firm in New York City. He quickly found himself wanting to branch out and start his own company and started off designing Will Nathan’s apartment and the duo went... read full bio
Alex Bennert is SEO Consultant of Alex Bennert Consulting where she uses organic SEO in technical and enterprise level search marketing. She is also known for training, redesigning, platform migrations, domain consolidations, and new site development. Over the years, some of Bennert’s clients have included Zillow, SFGate, JibJab, Barron’s, MarketWatch, UrbanSpoon, SmartMoney, IMDb, Quartz, the National Academy of Science, and... read full bio
Jeffrey Eisenberg is the CEO of BuyerLegends.com, a company that informs fellow businesses on how to be a more customer-centered, data-driven business. Apart from being CEO of BuyerLegends.com, Eisenberg is also an author and has co-authored the best-selling books ‘Call to Action’ and ‘Waiting For Your Cat to Bark’. He has also written for blogs and magazines such as eMarketing... read full bio
Anthony Jack is a professor at Harvard University. As a child, Jack attended school in Coconut Grove, Florida, where the system was under stress. As Jack continued his education, he was accepted into Harvard, where he ultimately completed a doctorate in sociology. With a socially diverse background, Jack decided to author a book titled The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges... read full bio
Vanessa Grigoriadis is an award-winning investigative journalist. Her work covers topics like pop culture, youth, and other investigatory topics. Grigoriadis is well-known for her book, Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus, which shines light on questions regarding sexual consent in the United States. Grigoriadis is a contributing writer of publications such as The New York Times and... read full bio
